With the Union Budget over, it is a good time to start the rebalancing exercise. Take cues from last year's market performance
Experts hail Budget 2015 as a progressive, growth oriented one.
'At this time, staying in the game is more important.' 'If we do that, then wealth can be generated.'
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While there are no definitive statistics available, the Tirupati Trust Foundation has well over 1,000 tonnes of gold.
The rupee had gained nine paise to close at nearly one- month high of 61.84 against the dollar in yesterday's trade after the government said in the interim Budget that fiscal deficit this financial year will be capped below target.
'The emotion of love is the same, but we have made it a math calculation, messed up and complicated.'
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Compliance requirements, valuation, input tax credit transfers are likely to lead to tax litigation, says Sayan Ghosal.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'Success is not easily gained. Even if it is, it's very hard to sustain it.'
The market last tumbled 10% or more in December 2016 following demonetisation. The decline was followed by a sharp rebound. This time the chances of such a v-shaped recovery are less.
The government has taken a number of steps to stem the depreciation of rupee including moderation in demand of non-essential imports and enhancing supply of capital flows, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.
The president outlined the government's agenda in the coming financial year in his customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
'As banks grapple with risk aversion and savers see an erosion in the value of money, the P2P platform can be a win-win for both borrowers and lenders,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
If you are not already lost in the zeros this wealth stands at Rs 257 lakh crore or Rs 257 trillion, according to a report unveiled by Karvy Private Wealth for the year 2014.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tells Anup Roy, Raghu Mohan and Niraj Bhatt that it is time for banks to lower interest rates and start lending to cash-starved finance companies after due credit appraisal and proper risk assessment.
On the day RBI announced a slew of measures to suck liquidity from the system to stem rupee volatility, a senior SBI official had told PTI that the bank was carrying an actual lendable surplus of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion).
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
The election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Reserve Bank of India's commitment to contain inflation have sparked the improved confidence.
'At the Asian Games I had a dream, to stand on the podium and have the tri-colour hoisted.' 'I missed one thing in Jakarta -- the national anthem being played.' 'I hope to make it happen at the Olympics by winning gold.'
The good news for us is that India's economy - and sentiment about it - is much better than it was a year ago, says Jamal Mecklai.
Winter Games' least taxing and physically demanding sports feel it necessary to use performance-enhancing drugs
For several years the Chinese authorities have been taking steps to internationalise the use of the yuan.
India's leading cueists, Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta, bowed out of the third European Players Tour Championship (PTC) of the season -- the Bluebell Wood Open -- after suffering defeats in their respective round matches at the Doncaster Dome in Sheffield.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Throughout the 1,000-day window from a mother's pregnancy phase to her baby's 2nd birthday, breastfeeding is vital in lending kids the right start to life, building the foundation for a healthy future.
Chances of staying true to your goals tend to be high when you don't lose sight of what you set out to achieve, advises Arun Thukral, MD & CEO, Axis Securities.
If you are planning for a long-term goal like your child's education in a foreign university, invest about 20% of your portfolio in foreign assets that can provide a hedge against the rupee's depreciation.
Markets are also watching a meeting in Moscow of G20 finance ministers for signs of an orchestrated approach to the end of US money-printing, which could help defuse volatility in global markets.
Priyadarshini Maji evaluates the impact that payment banks are likely to have on your financial life.
With stock prices at elevated levels, investors must cut valuation risks in their portfolio
The amnesty scheme is a 'practical and pragmatic' approach to bring back the black money stashed abroad, the chairman of Assocham's Legal Affairs Council R K Handoo said on the sidelines of the release of a study on black money in New Delhi on Friday.
Harendra Singh has a penchant for delivering results whenever entrusted with an assignment and has now set his sights at bigger goals after guiding the Indian women's team to Asia Cup triumph
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has already taken up the matter with the market regulator and the finance ministry.
The Street had factored in the NDA win, owing to which the appreciation in the rupee is expected to be limited
India must have a "contingency plan" in place to ring-fence the country's economy if the political showdown in the US leads to a default on its international monetary obligations, industry body Assocham said.
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Markets ended flat on Tuesday, amid a volatile trading session, as investors exercised caution ahead of the two-day FOMC meet starting today and Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy later this week.
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